2009-04-17 PNB Meeting Minutes

Pacifica National Board -- Teleconference (Open Session)

8:30 pm Eastern Time, 7:30 pm Central Time, 5:30 pm Pacific Time

Originating in Various Locations

April 17, 2009

MINUTES

I. Call to Order/ Opening Business. 

PNB Vice Chair Joe Wanzala called meeting to order at 8:40 pm (ET).   Shawn O'Brien agreed to serve as time keeper.

a.   Roll Call/ Quorum. 

Recording Secretary Richard Uzzell called the roll and a quorum was established.

                              _X_  Present;  _Ab_ Absent;  _Exc_
 Excused Absence;  _AL_  Arrived Late.

Present: Sherry Gendelman, George Reiter, Nia Bediako, Bonnie Simmons, Shawn O'Brian, Sandra Rawline, Carolyn Birden, Leslie Radford, Kathy Davis, Joseph Wanzala, Susan Young, James Ross, Jim Brown, Acie Byrd, Luzette King               

Absent: Grace Aaron, Andrea Turner, Ricco Ross

Excused Absence:

Arrived Late: Wendy Schroel, David Beaton, Efia Nwangaza

Also Present: iCFO LaVarn Williams

b.   Agenda Approval. 

Chair asked if there were any additions or changes proposed for the Agenda. Simmons moved to add (at New Business -- c.) a motion asking for the Board to rescind an earlier approved motion re: change of status of Board Members.  Hearing no objections, motion Approved.  Gendelman moved to add (at Committee Reports -- IV.a.) a motion to address overlapping committee meetings.  Hearing no objection, motion Approved.  Radford moved to add (at New Business -- d.) a motion re: Global Warming Resolution.  Hearing no objection, motion Approved.  Radford moved to add (at Elections Committee Report -- IV.d.) 15 minutes for a discussion of the Election Process.  Birden moved a substitute motion of 5 minutes.  Motion voted Approved, 8-7-2. 

Yes: Shawn O'Brian, Carolyn Birden, Wendy Schroel, Kathy Davis, James Ross, David Beaton, Efia Nwangaza, Luzette
King

No: Sherry Gendelman, Nia Bediako, Bonnie Simmons, Sandra Rawline, Leslie Radford, Jim Brown, Acie Byrd

Abstained:  George Reiter, Susan Young

Present Not Voting:  Joseph Wanzala

8-7-2

Young moved to extend Agenda Approval for 5 minutes.  Hearing no objection, motion Approved.  Young asked that motion at IV.g.2 be removed because it had already been settled.  Simmons asked what had been done with the motion.  No one seemed clear of what had been done, so Young suggested that when the meeting reached that item, the item could be Table until its status was determined.  Hearing no objection, Approved.  Simmons moved to set time to end meeting at 10:30 pm. Hearing no objection, motion Approved.  Young moved to Approve the Agenda. Motion voted Approved, 13-4.

Yes: Sherry Gendelman, George Reiter, Bonnie Simmons, Shawn O'Brian, Sandra Rawline, Carolyn Birden, Wendy Schroell, Kathy Davis, Susan Young, James Ross, David Beaton, Efia Nwangaza, Luzette King

No: Nia Bediako, Leslie Radford, Jim Brown, Acie Byrd

Abstained: 0
Present Not Voting: Joseph Wanzala

13-4

c.   Minutes Approval.  None.

II.  Recognitions. 
* Don Cook (KPFTLSB) for recommending that Al Jazeera be added to the Pacifica news coverage.  (by Reiter).
* All WBAI Listeners who came to a Town Hall Meeting in support of the station and for their offers of service activities to
aid the station.  (by Bediako).
* KPFA Staff Members who recently went to New York to help the WBAI Staff with some administrative problem -- it was a big
help.  (by Davis).
 * National Office Staff -- Lynn Magno and Efren Llarinas for all their help with the ICFO in preparing financial reports.  (by Radford).
* KPFA GM Lemlem Rijio for the 60th Anniversary celebrations and ICFO LaVarn Williams and all in the national office for
working "countless hours" to get our financial reports straightened-up.  (by Rawline).
* National Staff and the Station Business Managers for their work as part of that office's effort to, for the first time in a long
time, getting financial reports based on actual numbers not just estimates; and for getting the 2nd funding from CPB.  (by
Williams).

III.  Motion Regarding Progressive Disciplinary Measures.

Motion to include any measures the Executive Director may need to insure compliance with CPB and FCC regulations, formally adopted Pacifica National Board resolutions, and the management decisions of the Executive Director that are not included in the Employee Handbook.

See:  http://www.pacificafoundation.org/pnb/content/view/71/78

Discussion followed.  Time expired.  Radford moved to extend for 5 minutes.  Motion voted Approved, 13-2-1.

Yes: Sherry Gendelman, George Reiter, Nia Bediako, Bonnie Simmons, Sandra Rawline, Carolyn Birden, Leslie Radford, Wendy Schroell, Kathy Davis, Susan Young, James Ross, Jim Brown, Luzette King

No: Shawn O'Brian, David Beaton

Abstained: Efia Nwangaza
Present Not Voting: Joseph Wanzala

13-2-1

Radford moved to table postpone until there is a permanent Executive Director.
J. Ross called Point of order re: can't move to table to a future time.  Chair sustained.
Time expired.  Radford moved to extend by 5 minutes.  Motion Failed by a vote of 2-12-3.

Yes: Carolyn Birden, Kathy Davis,

No: George Reiter, Nia Bediako, Bonnie Simmons, Shawn O'Brian, Leslie Radford, Wendy Schroell, Susan Young, James Ross, Jim Brown, David Beaton, Efia Nwangaza, Luzette King

Abstained: Sherry Gendelman, Sandra Rawline, Acie Byrd

Present Not Voting: Joseph Wanzala                                                         
2-12-3

Motion re: to postpone measure, Failed by a vote 7-10.

Yes: Sherry Gendelman, Nia Bediako, Bonnie Simmons, Leslie Radford, Susan Young, Jim Brown, Acie Byrd

No: George Reiter, Shawn O'Brian, Sandra Rawline, Carolyn Birden, Wendy Schroell, Kathy Davis, James Ross, David Beaton, Efia Nwangaza, Luzette King                                                                                                        

Abstained: 0

Present Not Voting: Joseph Wanzala

7-10

Motion re: Progressive Disciplinary Measures voted approved, 9-7-1.

Yes: Shawn O'Brian, Sandra Rawline, Carolyn Birden, Wendy Schroell, Kathy Davis, James Ross, David Beaton, Efia Nwangaza, Luzette King

No: Sherry Gendelman, Nia Bediako, Bonnie Simmons, Leslie Radford, Susan Young, Jim Brown, Acie Byrd

Abstained: George Reiter

Present Not Voting: Joseph Wanzala

9-7-1

IV. Committees and Working Groups Reports.  [Reports and Action Item Motions.]

a.   Committee Scheduling.

Gendelman moved that the PNB shall adopt a policy of not scheduling committee meetings at the same time and date of other scheduled committee meetings.  Motion Failed by a vote of 7-9-1.

Yes: Sherry Gendelman, Nia Bediako, Bonnie Simmons, Leslie Radford, Susan Young, Jim Brown, Acie Byrd

No: George Reiter, Shawn O'Brian, Sandra Rawline, Carolyn Birden, Wendy Schroell, James Ross, David Beaton, Efia Nwangaza, Luzette King

Abstain: Kathy Davis
Present Not Voting: Joseph Wanzala

7-9-1

b.  Governance.

1.   Motion that any PNB member shall be able to have a listener's written comment appended to the record of the PNB
meeting.  (at Gov.;  6-3-2)

Simmons moved to amend to add between "shall" and "be"; "by a majority vote of members present." O'Brien moved to amend the amendment to make it any member plus one additional supporting member.  Schroell moved to extent 2 minutes.  Hearing no objection, motion Approved.

Reiter called Point of Order re: only two amendments at a time.  Chair sustained.

Davis moved_ to postpone until policy developed.  Motion Failed by a vote of 3-9-5.

Yes: Shawn O'Brian, Kathy Davis, James Ross,

No: George Reiter, Nia Bediako, Bonnie Simmons, Sandra Rawline, Leslie Radford, Susan Young, David Beaton, Efia Nwangaza, Luzette King

Abstained: Sherry Gendelman, Carolyn Birden, Wendy Schroell, Jim Brown, Acie Byrd

Present Not Voting: Joseph Wanzala

3-9-5

O'Brien amendment re: 1 + 1, Failed by a vote of  1-12-4.

Yes: Shawn O'Brian

No: Sherry Gendelman, George Reiter, Nia Bediako, Bonnie Simmons, Carolyn Birden, Leslie Radford, Wendy Schroell, Susan
Young, Jim Brown, David Beaton, Acie Byrd, Efia Nwangaza

Abstained: Sandra Rawline, Kathy Davis, James Ross, Luzette King                                 
Present Not Voting: Joseph Wanzala

1-12-4                
 
Simmons amendment re: by a majority vote, voted Approved 7-6-4.

Yes: George Reiter, Bonnie Simmons, Sandra Rawline, Leslie Radford, Wendy Schroell, Susan Young, Acie Byrd

No: Nia Bediako, Shawn O'Brian, Carolyn Birden, Jim Brown, David Beaton, Luzette King

Abstained: Sherry Gendelman, Kathy Davis, James Ross, Efia Nwangaza
Present Not Voting: Joseph Wanzala

7-6-4

Main motion [as amended] Failed by a vote of 3-9-5.

Yes: George Reiter, Bonnie Simmons, Acie Byrd

No: Nia Bediako, Shawn O'Brian, Carolyn Birden, Wendy Schroell, Susan Young, James Ross, Jim Brown, David Beaton, Efia Nwangaza

Abstained: Sherry Gendelman, Sandra Rawline, Leslie Radford, Kathy Davis, Luzette King                                                           
Present Not Voting: Joseph Wanzala           
3-9-5

V.  Adjourned.

Reiter moved to adjourn.  Hearing no objections, Open Session adjourned at 10:38 pm (ET).

Minutes Scribed and Prepared by:  Richard Uzzell, PNB Recording Secretary
Minutes Approved by the Pacifica National Board: